Braiding attachment



Filed Nov. 4, 1,925

NA THAN/EL AAANK/N I Patented Feb. 8, 192?.

- U TED TAT AL RANKImoELosANenLns, CALIFORNIA, Assienon or osmium I a NATHANIEL ELIZABETH B. 'An Ms, or L05 ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

j .BRAInING. ATTACHMENT.

Application filed November 4, 1925.

' "This invention relates to braiding attach- -ments for use in connectionwith sewing machines for applying a braid or the'like to the surface to be ornamented or decorated,

and an object'of the invention is-to provide a device of this characterwhichcan be readily adjusted to the foot ofa machine'and positioned with regard'to theneedle so that 1 the braid will directly underlie the same in order that it may be permanently attached 'to the'goods during the. sewing operation.

I Another object of the invention is'to, provide a device of this character which will cause the braid to be fedto the needle in a manner-that will :dispose same in the direct line of vision at all times and permit the,

pattern upon the goods to be clearly discernible or unobstructed and at the same time position the braid under the needle in vertical alinement therewith.

Another object of the invention ls'toprovid e a device of this character with meansto compensate itself to braids of respectlvely different widths and accurately position-same under the needle.

A still further object that it'can be quickly and firmly secured to the foot of the machine and easily threaded as desired. V

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view-ofa portion of the foot of a sewing machine show- Q nection with sewing machines employing the ingan application of my improved braider thereto; Y j l t Figure 2 is a top plan view of the braiding'device;

I Figure 3 1s aside elevation thereof; and

Figure A is a front elevation thereof. The invention is designed for use in concustomary foot A and vertically reciprocating needle B. The base of'the foot is formed with relatively graduated. portions C and v D which are. spaced apart toaccommodate the movements of the needle. Y j I 3 My attachment is preferably stamped from asingle piece ofsuitable sheet metal'formed toprovide what'I shall refer to as :a'splitj.

, of the invention is' to provide a device of this character which is simple of construction and designed sol Serial No. 66,801.

sleeve 5-'of substantially rectangular formation in transverse section. so as to slidably accommodate itself .up'on thelong portion C of the foot A. One side 6 of the sleeve is relatively 'springy and same is tapered in one direction with respect tothe wall 7. 111

this manner considerable friction is induced between the parts 6, wall 7 and the adjacent side surface of the portion 10, whereby to i hold the device in its position of adjustment.

'The sleeve is formed as an integral part of v a body portion '8 havingupstruck therefrom atone side. an upwardly and inwardly curved guide 9 oifset'with respect to the 1 1 E represents a pieceof material having a pattern F arranged thereon upon which the braid is to be worked. As illustrated in Figure 1; the material isarranged under the foot-of the machine so that it may be fed in a forward direction simultaneously with the 1 process of attaching the braid thereto. The braid G shown in Figure 1 is extended from asource of supply and passed over the guide .9 and adjusted with respect thereto so as to occupy a relatively permanentv position near the base thereof. is From this point thebraid' passes under the V aforesaid intermediate guide 13 and thence to one orthe other of the recesses. 11 and 12 in the portion 10 of the device In this manner it'will be ap- 'preciated that as the front endof the braid is drawn through its respective recess in the" portion 10 it' will be disposed directly under the needle Bin vertical alinement therewith so as'to be pierced thereby as the needle functions. Asstated; the guide9 is offset with respect to the recesses in the portion 10 v and" in consequence thereof the recesses in said portion are always exposed in the line of vision ofthe QPBI'ZltOIIWhlljG the intake ,end of the-braid is disposed at a plane'jrclatively offset withyrespect to'the needle to enable the'pattern portionupon the material to be worked to be always clearly discernible in order that the markings thereof may be accurately, followed during the braiding operation.

The device is so constructed that it may be quickly applied to or disconnected flODltl'le foot of the machine as desirechand when applied the braid G may be fed constantly and with accuracy under the needle at all times. This insures vertical registration of the needle \v'th the braid so that the lattermay be stitched to the material E as the latter is fed under the foot in the customary manner. By providing recesses 11 and 12 in c'omn'iuni- "cation with each other as herein set forth,

it is appreciated that braids of relatively diflerent widths will compensate themselves to the needle B. I

What I claim is: i- I 1. A. braiding attachment for sewing machines eoniprising a member tor engaging a prong of the presser foot of a sewing machine, a body portion having a braid receivmg recess theaxis of which is parallel to the line of feed of the braid to the needle, and

co-acting guide membersat one side of the tion of the material being worked to be clearly discernible.

2-. A braiding attachment for sewing machines comprising a member tor-engaging a prong ot' the presser "foot of a sewing machine, a body portion havinga braid rece v-' ing recess, the axis of which is parallel. with the line of feed of the braid to the needle; a braid guide otfset with respect to the :axis of the recess of the body portion, and a second braid guide curved and extending transversely of the attachment and co operating with the first guide to define a lateral course for the braid as it approaches the line of feed to the needle, whereby the supply of braid is maintained in a'position at one side of the attachment;

NATHANIEL A. RANKIN. 

